To be considering cutting our family holiday short?

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We are currently in the Lake District (live in the south west).
We have three children aged 11mo, 1yo and 2yo. So far it’s awful, our 1yo is a total flight risk at the moment, the 2yo is acting incredibly difficult (which is definitely down to her routine being upset but it’s still making it very difficult) and the 11mo is being his typical baby self, but it’s much harder to accommodate him with the added stress of the older two and the holiday.

I’m not having fun, the kids kind of are but the location isn't having much of an effect on that, and they’re mad they can’t just run free like at home because it’s not enclosed, it was such a long trip to get here and we’ve only been here two days but the thought of staying until Monday makes me feel sick,

Would I be unreasonable to pack up and go home and just holiday from home? There are just as many zoos and parks a driving distance from our home that they would love all the same!

Three under three on holiday was always going to be crazy without your regular routine and if place not geared up eg enclosure
Stay
Enjoy the views.
Assuming you hzve someone relse with you take turns.
Order in or get ready meals.

Is your partner enjoying it or feeling the same?

3 under 3 is your issue!!

Find places they can run free.

Make the rest of life easy with takeout and ready meals.

I was going to say, cut yourself some slack and go home a bit early if it's that bad. You certainly have your hands full. What sort of accommodation is it?

We've cut holidays short in the past where it just wasn't working or someone got ill, but the Lake District should be lovely in this weather. Are you able to go out to any child friendly places.?

3 under 3 is a nightmare anywhere!

Where are you staying?

Holidays at that age are just childcare somewhere different but without your stuff. I’d go home.

That sounds really stressful. Is there somewhere you can take them where they can run free? Woodland, playgrounds, children's farm, etc. And then can you come home in time to make a relaxing evening of it, either by yourself after bedtime or with your partner, if you have one? Unfortunately, given their ages, I think you have to manage expectations a bit, but we've all been stuck home so much this past year that I'd try to find a bright spot in there somewhere if you can. We went away on holiday last year (mine were 2 & 7 though so different) and honestly all I cared about was that I got to sit in someone else's garden and drink wine and all of us could eat snacks with different scenery. At least it wasn't home.

Ok yeah the Lake District isn't great for those ages, too much water, hills and windy roads. Ask the locals for some help with toddler friendly places, its sometimes hard to find locals in places such as Windermere etc best best it ask people who work in shops etc. They will often know of play parks etc that aren't immediately obvious to tourists.

I'd go home. A holiday with 3 tots would be too stressful. They'd probably have been as happy in their own garden with a few toys and picnics. They'll hardly remember days out to zoos and parks so no need to feel you have to bring them places.

It sounds really hard. No shame in admitting defeat and heading home early.
Meanwhile, is there anything here that might suit?
www.kiddieholidays.co.uk/13-things-to-do-in-the-lake-district-with-toddlers/

💐Feeling the same OP but with teenagers who don’t want to do or join in with ANYTHING plus special needs 5 year old. I’m not sure how many more days I can be enthusiastic.

GO HOME WOMAN

Get on the local Facebook page and ask for things to do with flighty toddlers.

Yoy must have been brave booking a holiday with 3 under 3s in the first place or crazy!.

So we are staying at a holiday park, we picked it on purpose because there were plenty of activities for the children to do, and a pool and play parks etc.. in reality the pool is deeper than what they’re used to so they’re too nervous to even let go of us, they won’t use the parks because they’re nervous of the other children and they aren’t a fan of any of the activities. I thought I’d planned it so well, usually if they get bored they can be much harder to manage, so I’d booked fun toddler friendly places to visit, found good parks with lots of open space and had a mixture of days offsite and days on site and planned out times for them to naps etc.. none of it is working 😅 they are overwhelmed with all the changes and not coping well with it, which is totally fair on their part but it’s making it all so difficult. My husband is taking it worse than me, I’m inwardly struggling so badly but trying to make it as good as possible but he’s just snappy and fed up constantly, usually he works 50 hours a work so he’s not really got the best patience when dealing with them 24/7

I would go home. This is not a holiday for you!

Driving from the South West to the Lakes with 3 little ones is very brave. We live in Devon and had lots of holidays in Wales (only because in-laws are there) and Cornwall. Little ones don't appreciate beautiful scenery. We took out two to the Lakes for the first time when they were 11 and 8. I wouldn't blame you for bailing and heading home.

Well if even the ideal sounding holiday park is turning into a nightmare I would just give it up as a bad job and go home to be honest.

Holidays at that age are just childcare somewhere different but without your stuff. I’d go home

This. I always choose to stay at hone when my kids were little. When we did holiday, it was to my sister’s house in another part of the country. We started going away when the eldest was 6!!!

Sounds horrendous. Go home. Your husband sounds crap too though.

Absolutely would but wouldn’t have booked it in the first instance. Children that young will have fun anywhere and no concept of a holiday really so I’d have saved the money and just done local trips.

Go home. I would advise waiting until tomorrow night. Bath, pjs on, straight into car and hope that they sleep all the way
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I haven't read the whole thread but..... no wonder you feel this way! Three under 2 is never going to be a holiday! I would have spent the money on a live in nanny for the week and gone out with my husband to nice restaurants etc nearby

usually he works 50 hours a work so he’s not really got the best patience when dealing with them 24/7

Jesus. His own children. There’s the problem then.